Jessica Szohr Ties the Knot with Brad Richardson in Intimate Ceremony ¶
The Gossip Girl alumna, Jessica Szohr, has officially become a married woman. The 39-year-old actress tied the knot with her longtime partner, Brad Richardson, in a private ceremony earlier this month.
Szohr shared a few glimpses into her wedding celebrations on Instagram Story. In one black-and-white snap, she captioned “Tying the knot” alongside several friends, including former Gossip Girl costar Chace Crawford.
Szohr and Richardson, also 39, went public with their relationship in March 2019. The retired hockey player, who hails from Canada, played for several teams, including the Colorado Avalanche, Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks, Arizona Coyotes, and Nashville Predators, before his 2022 retirement.
Jessica Szohr and Brad Richardson Courtesy of Jessica Szohr/Instagram
In September 2020, Szohr revealed she was expecting her first child with Richardson. The couple welcomed their daughter, Bowie Wila, in January 2022. Bowie is the couple’s first child together, and Richardson also shares a daughter with his ex-wife.
Szohr announced her pregnancy by sharing a black-and-white photo of her baby girl’s hand, captioning it, “Added a little special sweetness to our family and some new direction to our journey on 1-11-21.”
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Of her daughter’s birth, the new mom expressed her gratitude, saying, “This journey with Brad and Lexi has been one of the most beautiful experiences of my life. To then create a human that is absolutely perfect in our eyes and put a feeling in my heart I didn’t know existed is beyond words. I have all the feels, and she is really something special.”
Szohr announced her engagement to Richardson in May 2022 via Instagram, sharing a black-and-white image of herself wearing her dazzling new ring alongside her fiancé, captioning it, “I said yes!”
Prior to her marriage to Richardson, Szohr dated her former Gossip Girl costar Ed Westwick from 2008 to 2010, as well as NFL star Aaron Rodgers. She was also in a relationship with New York Jets player Scotty McKnight from 2015 to 2018.
As for Richardson, the athlete and his ex-wife tied the knot in 2014 and split after four years of marriage.
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